Master of Science in Library Science - Children's and Young Adult Librarianship

University of North Texas

The concentration in children's and young adult librarianship focuses on the foundations of professional preparation with a specialization in library and information services and programming for children and young adults (youth). This concentration prepares students for professional positions in different settings including metropolitan, suburban, and rural public libraries, community colleges, and academic libraries where they can provide library services to people who teach and work with youth and youth-related information services. The concentration focuses on developing skills and competencies in the following areas: the history of youth information services/systems knowledge of the client group administrative and managerial skills communications skills materials and collection development reference services programming skills technology applications advocacy, public relations and networking and professionalism and professional development.